Community Development Civil Engineer

Civil Engineer In Community Development

If you're passionate about empowering New Mexico communities, join us to discover a career with endless opportunities to make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable. We bring life to urban downtowns, suburban hubs, small towns, and rural areas through master-planned communities, mixed-use developments, roads, parks, and recreation facilities. The result: vibrant economic centers, resilient neighborhoods, and welcoming places that feel like home.

The role of Civil Engineer in Community Development is to design a wide range of public and private development projects in New Mexico under the guidance of a Project Manager with a team of designers and EIT's. A Civil Engineer will perform a variety of tasks which may include analysis, calculations, preparation of exhibits, cost estimates, schedules, specifications, and construction documents.

The projects that a Civil Engineer may be assigned to may be broad, varied, and diverse in scope.

Your

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform civil engineering design including layout/geometry, grading, drainage, roadways, paving, water, sewer, and erosion control on public works projects.
• Perform civil engineering design for private clients including industrial and commercial site design, and subdivision design
• Assist with preparing complete submission packages, supporting calculations, and quantity and cost estimates for project entitlement and construction documents.
• Assist with agency follow-up/coordination during the review approval process.
• Participate and assist with project team coordination.
• Prepare concept design and perform study phase activities, including project research, existing site constraints, assessment of project feasibility, and provide input to project team on civil engineering related issues.
• Utilizes technologies in development of three-dimensional models of civil systems.
• Check own work for quality assurance and quality control on projects and assist with facilitating overall project QA/QC.
• Assists in the development of new standards, enhancing production workflow, and refining design details.

Your Capabilities and Credentials:

• Understanding of project document production of drawings
• Possesses excellent time-management skills
• Ability to discuss and deliver on task assignment deliverables, schedule, and budget targets
• Ability to coordinate and collaborate with others
• Ability to provide creative and critical input in a team setting
• Strong understanding of civil engineering concepts
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• AutoCAD Civil 3D experience in roadway, utility, and site design
• Self-starter who can work independently and with a team
• Possess a valid driver's license and good driving record

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Civil Engineering or a related degree.
• Licensed Professional Engineer required.
• 6+ years of land development design experience. Local project resume and experience with public works projects including grading design, roadway design, site design, sewer and water design strongly preferred.
• Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.